The wide turquoise sea is gently lapping at the shore. You can feel the heat of the sun on your skin as a light breeze ripples across the sandy beach. In one hand, a rum punch. In the other, that book you've been dying to read for ages.
Sounds pretty good right?
Well, as much as I want to, I can't quite whisk you away to an island paradise. What I can do, however, is provide you with a little bowl of tropical deliciousness that will make you think you're on holiday even while you're slumped in front of the TV watching re-runs of CSI.
And, get this, they're pretty healthy. Thinly-sliced coconut is sprinkled with salt and whatever flavourings you like (I went for paprika for a bit of spice) and then baked in the oven until crisp. Toasty coconut, that ultimate sweet/salty combination, a hint of spice. Pretty perfect in my opinion.
I first had these in Jamaica where your evening cocktail would always be accompanied by a bowl of coconut and plantain chips. It doesn't really get much better than that.
There are probably easier ways to slice your coconut than with a knife but I was being lazy. I also bought some pre-prepared coconut from the supermarket which had already been chopped up into chunks and so I can't offer any de-coconutting advice I'm afraid but here is a helpful website (looking at it, I wish I did have a whole coconut because it involves a hammer. Way cool).
Coconut chips (makes a small bowl)
200g coconut
Sea salt
Paprika (or anything you want really)
1. Preheat the oven to 180oC/350oF. Line a sheet with grease proof paper.
2. Cut your coconut up into thin slices (a millimetre or two in thickness). Lay out your coconut chips on your oven tray and sprinkle with salt and any other flavourings.
3. Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
17 comments:
This is such a favourite snack where I'm from! Love it. :)
Wow! This looks interesting plus I love coconut. Cant wait to try!
Thanks guys :)
Fantastic. I'm obsessed with getting a good mix of textures in dishes- I can't wait to try this ontop of some white fish with Asian flavours. Thank you!
Tori, that's such an awesome idea! I bet it would taste amazing.
What a cool idea! And totally unrelated to coconut chips... I love your blog header. So cute!
This is a great idea! I made apple chips once..or at least attempted to but mistook Fahrenheit temperatures for Celcius...and i think you can imagine the rather burnt frazzles I had before i realised in time! The bits i tried that wernt black were nice though and im very tempted to try again with coconut and the right temp! Gorgeous photos too :)
Beautiful photos! Those coconut chips looks so deliciously golden brown and crisp.
Lindsay - Thanks! It's actually a free header from a really cool design company which I fell in love with and played around with a bit!
The Procrastobaker - I actually left mine in the oven a little too long because I got distracted by the hoovering and there were some very burnt bits although I managed to salvage most of them. Listen to self - pay attention to what you're doing...
Kyleen - Thanks so much!
so easy and wow, they look awesome!!!
What an amazing idea! I love coconut, but have never thought about snacking on it like this :)
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Thanks all! I'm so glad you liked them and I can confirm that they taste even better than they look :)
Consider my mind officially blown. I have never heard of this snack, but it sounds incredible. I love coconut and I definitely love chips. And pairing it with plantains sounds absolutely sinful!
I do this alot in london when I just want sth healthy to snack on too, but I leave them in the oven for a little less time so they only just brown on the edges, personal preference!
Delicious! I LOVE coconut.
Shu Han - Yeah, some of these are a little browner than I wanted and it's a fine line between little crispy nuggets of goodness and burnt chips!
Thanks Lauren and Much to My Delight!
I love coconut so much! Now I just need to figure out where to find one in the middle of Georgia.
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